Re: opendialog maximized?

HStiglitz wrote:

> On 6/25/2013 2:35 PM, HStiglitz wrote:
>
>> On 6/25/2013 4:08 AM, Neil wrote:
>>
>>> HStiglitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 6/23/2013 3:25 PM, Neil wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> HStiglitz wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 6/22/2013 11:48 AM, Neil wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> HStiglitz wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Can anyone tell me if there is a way to use opendialog so that 
>>>>>>>> the windows that open up are automatically maximized?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In the xul for the dialog I have:
>>>>>>>> persist="screenX screenY width height"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> And in the js file for the dialog I usually have:
>>>>>>>> window.openDialog('chrome://some.xul',"","chrome,modal,dialog=no,centerscreen,resizable,minimizable" 
>>>>>>>> ..
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That works ok but in order to maximize that window, I have to 
>>>>>>>> set a timeout and watch for the window opening, then maximize 
>>>>>>>> it.  And it doesn't always work depending how busy the cpu is.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Is there an option to have the dialog be automatically opened 
>>>>>>>> maximized?  Thanks
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Try <window sizemode="maximised">
>>>>>>> https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/XUL/Attribute/sizemode
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Of course if you want to remember if someone restores the window 
>>>>>>> so that it doesn't open maximised the next time then you should 
>>>>>>> add sizemode to the persist options.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks Neil.  Does sizemode apply to dialogs or just windows? I 
>>>>>> can't find any examples of its use in conjunction with opendialog.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm not 100% sure but I think dialogs aren't maximisable, although 
>>>>> you're passing dialog=no to openDialog, so you're getting a 
>>>>> regular maximisable window anyway.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, my window is maximizable on account of setting "dialog=no".  
>>>> So how would I set it to open maximized automatically so I don't 
>>>> have to click the maximize button? Is there no setting for that?
>>>>
>>>> I tried sizemode="maximised" in both the xul file and the js file 
>>>> without success.  Thanks
>>>
>>> Yes, that wouldn't work. Sorry for spelling it in en-GB; you'll need 
>>> to try spelling it in en-US, as per the page I linked to.
>>
>> Can't believe I missed that - usually I have have a sharp eye for 
>> such things.  Damn yanks!  I'll report back after I try it.
>
> OK, I just tried sizemode=maximized in both the xul and js files and 
> it didn't work.  Cleared the cache each time.  Any other ideas?  Thx

I just realised that centerscreen turns off maximized...

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